Should language be descriptive or prescriptive?

Excellent writers and speakers do not simply inspire and influence their readers and
listeners with the substance of their works and speeches; equally important are their
superb command of the language and their ability to convey their message without any
streak of ambiguity. It is therefore imperative that people who choose certain
occupations such as being a writer, lawyer, editor, reporter, language teacher, public
relations specialist, and whatnot be able to speak and write with good grammar.
Prescriptive language may be quite nitpicking and inflexible unlike descriptive grammar,
which is more congenial, sympathetic, and lenient to the users of language. Be that as it
may, we, English teachers in the basic education curriculum, should still teach our
students the better way of using the language because they need it. We never know
what jobs they might be landing in the future. According to linguists, poor grammar is
not a medical condition; hence, there is no need for a prescription. I suppose, on the
contrary, that if we teach our students how to apply a certain grammar rule, it is not
necessarily considered a form of treatment and we do not deem them sick or having
communication disorders; rather, it is a form of prevention from mess in their future
communication. We should also remember that spoken communication, in a great
extent, is different when we already put our thoughts in black and white. Contrary to the
spoken language, there is no more opportunity for the writer of a text to clarify his/her
message. If the language is vaguely constructed, it will most likely send a wrong
message to the reader. Prescriptive grammar is aimed at teaching how to effectively
communicate ideas both in written and oral form. If some specific prescriptions like
using the pronoun I only in the subjective case and avoiding dangling modifiers are
taught and reiterated to the learners, I believe there are clear and justifiable reasons for
doing so. In conclusion, I think it is not bad to talk about descriptive language, but from
the standpoint of an educator, it is not proper if we will not try to rectify our students for
violating the rules of grammar that we are teaching them or if we will simply brush aside
their blunders and confusions. We cannot just sit in a corner, let a blunder or an
inconsistency remain, simply analyze it and not act upon it because it might even get
worse if we will not prevent the further decline of communication.